Assistant Lawyer

To support a Industrial Disease Lawyer with file handling tasks on a mixed case load within the Military Disease department, specialising in NIHL claims (noise induced hearing loss claims) and potentially other disease cases.

• Reviewing documents.
• Dealing with disclosure.
• Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records/ Companies House records)
• Conducting investigations with Insured
• Instructing Counsel / Experts
• Research
• Drafting generally
• Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Liaising directly with the Claims Handlers and Managers.
• Complying with Clients instructions
• Willing to engage in Client development when required
• Assisting team in achieving goals and objectives
• Meeting agreed targets
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2011
• Adhere to the Keoghs Values

Experience in handling and/or assisting on disease cases.

• Effective negotiator.
• Experence in supporting Lawyers in Industrial Disease/NIHL cases.
• Ability to use own initiative
• Flexibility in relation to tasks undertaken
• Good listening and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
• Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure and to target
• An enthusiastic and hardworking individual
• Good level of IT skills
• Ability to work within the Keoghs shared behaviour framework

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection (Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Gym Flex
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets
• after successfully completing probation